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2003 Marysville Invitational Equine Management Test


MultipleChoice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers thequestion.
 

 1. 
Horses are measured in unitscalled hands; a hand is equal to what?
a.
6ft
b.
4ft
c.
6in
d.
4in
 

 2. 

A thousand pound mature geldingturned out on pasture would drink how much water a day?
a.
2-3 gal
b.
10-12 gal
c.
10-12 oz
d.
2-3 pints
 

 3. 

A female horse over the age offive that has never been bred is called a ___________.
a.
Filly
b.
Colt
c.
Ninny Mare
d.
Maiden Mare
 

 4. 

When riding 2yr old in asnaffle bit class how many hands are used on the reins?
a.
2
b.
1
c.
Neither
d.
It doesn’t matter
 

 5. 

Breeding a filly to her grandsire would be called?
a.
Cross Breeding
b.
Out Crossing
c.
In Crossing
d.
Line Crossing
 

 6. 

Breeding Paint to a QuarterHorse would be called?
a.
OutBreeding
c.
Cross Breeding
b.
InCrossing
d.
Grading up
 

 7. 

A breed of horse that wasdeveloped by a teacher in New England named Justin Morgan was the ___________ breed.
a.
Paint
b.
Quarter Horse
c.
Morgan
d.
Arabian
 

 8. 

A breed of horse that wasdeveloped on the plains by the Nez Pierce Indians was the ________ breed.
a.
Pony of Americas
c.
Appaloosa
b.
Paint
d.
Belgian
 

 9. 

Which of the following is not adraft horse breed?
a.
Belgian
b.
Shire
c.
AmericanCream
d.
Halflinger
 

 10. 

Definegestation.
a.
Time from conception to parturition
c.
Time from parturition toweaning
b.
Time from first breeding to pregnancy
d.
Time from parturition toconception
 

 11. 

__________________ is the areafrom the hipbones to the tail head.
a.
Rump
b.
Croup
c.
Hip
d.
Hock
 

 12. 

Long, sloping shoulders allowthe horse to extend its forearm longer, allowing what?
a.
Longer stride
c.
No change in stride length
b.
Shorter stride
d.
A flatter stride
 

 13. 

Muscle is described by all ofthe following except?
a.
Volume
b.
Length
c.
Quality
d.
Quantity
 

 14. 

Welsh ponies can be any colorexcept:
a.
Gray
b.
Piebald
c.
Gruella
d.
Dunn
 

 15. 

Palomino horses are the colorof:
a.
The yellow sunset
c.
A morning sunrise
b.
A newly minted gold coin
d.
Brown with yellow hairs
 

 16. 

____________ is the mostpopular light horse breed in America today.
a.
Palomino
b.
Buckskin
c.
AmericanPaint
d.
Quarter Horse
 

 17. 

A foal should be slightly________________, because its developing chest will push its elbows outward and turn its toes inwardas the foal reaches maturity.
a.
Pigeon-toed
b.
Hen-hocked
c.
Choppy stride
d.
Knee problems
 

 18. 

A narrow rear leg placementtranslates into __________________.
a.
Power
b.
Longstride
c.
Choppy stride
d.
Knee problems
 

 19. 

Parrot mouth is a________________ gene in horses.
a.
Recessive
b.
Sex linked
c.
Dominant
d.
Blended
 

 20. 

Horses with a distinctdepression just in front of the withers are called _____________.
a.
Lop necked
b.
Fallen necked
c.
Ewe necked
d.
Roached necked
 

 21. 

Broken crest is an undesirabletrait in horses usually caused by what?
a.
III fittingsaddle
c.
Hormonal problems
b.
III fittingharness
d.
Trauma to the crest
 

 22. 

The _______________ connects tothe scapula at the point of the shoulder and runs to the elbow.
a.
Cannon
b.
Forearm
c.
Pastern
d.
Humerus
 

 23. 

______________ describe small,narrow, and squinty eyes.
a.
Pig eyes
b.
Mule eyes
c.
Dog eyes
d.
Owl eyes
 

 24. 

Tiny feet on big horsespredisposes them to:
a.
Founder
c.
Distalsesmoidean
b.
Navicular
d.
Common didital extensor
 

 25. 

Lactation in the mare peaks by_______________ months after foaling.
a.
1.5
b.
2.0
c.
3.0
d.
3.5
 

 26. 

At four months post foaling themare will only provide about _____________% of the energy and protein needed by thefoal.
a.
70
b.
65
c.
30
d.
50
 

 27. 

The first solid food a foalwill eat is ____________.
a.
Grass
b.
Mothersmanure
c.
Grain
d.
Hay
 

 28. 

_______________ is the firstmilk produced by the mare following foaling.
a.
Colostrum
b.
Creep milk
c.
First milk
d.
Protein milk
 

 29. 

Energy needs have been found toincrease by ______ per degree of temperature below 18ûF when the winter coat isdry.
a.
.5%
b.
.7%
c.
1%
d.
1.25%
 

 30. 

Horses will produce up to_______ gallons of saliva per day.
a.
2
b.
6
c.
10
d.
12
 

 31. 

____________ is a simplemuscular tube that takes food from the mouth to the stomach.
a.
Food tube
b.
Esophagus
c.
Esogigal
d.
Mou-stom tube
 

 32. 

The ______________ is similarto the rumen in the cow.
a.
Colon
b.
Smallintestine
c.
Cecum
d.
Reticulum
 

 33. 

Most nutrients made throughmicrobial digestion are absorbed where?
a.
Colon
b.
Smallintestine
c.
Cecum
d.
Reticulum
 

 34. 

Oats are generally __________protein.
a.
9-10%
b.
15-16%
c.
14-15%
d.
12-13%
 

 35. 

Wheat bran is high in_______________.
a.
Calcium
b.
Lysine
c.
Phosphorus
d.
Iron
 

 36. 

Ohio is deficient in the traceminerals __________________.
a.
Iodine andSelenium
c.
Iron and Sodium
b.
Calcium andPhosphorus
d.
Chloride and Sodium
 

 37. 

Ultraviolet rays from the sunwill convert 7-dehydrocholesterol to_________________.
a.
Vitamin K
b.
Vitamin A
c.
Vitamin C
d.
Vitamin D
 

 38. 

The microbes of the cecum andcolon make _____________.
a.
B vitamins
b.
E vitamins
c.
K vitamins
d.
C vitamins
 

 39. 

Using corn (8% protein) andsoybean (44% protein), How much corn and soybean meal would be needed to have a hundred pounds of afeedstuff made from the blending of the two to give a 14% protein feed.
a.
67 lbs. of corn and 33 lbs of soybean meal
b.
83 lbs of corn and 17 lbs of soybean meal
c.
69 lbs of corn and 31 lbs of soybean meal
d.
87 lbs of corn and 13 lbs of soybean meal
 

 40. 

Foals of 1000 to 1200 poundmares weigh about __________ at birth.
a.
85-90pounds
b.
150-170 pounds
c.
100-120 pounds
d.
130-150 pounds
 

 41. 

Sperm live for ________ in thereproductive tract of the mare.
a.
48-72hours
b.
24-48 hours
c.
48-56 hours
d.
72-96 hours
 

 42. 

A horse has _______ pairs ofchromosomes.
a.
9
b.
24
c.
36
d.
32
 

 43. 

What an animal becomes is aresult of what factors?
a.
Environment
c.
Training
b.
Genetics
d.
Both Environment andGenetics
 

 44. 

The _________ has moreinfluence on the foal environmentally.
a.
Dam
b.
Sire
c.
Both the dam and the sire have equalinfluence
d.
Grand dam
 

 45. 

The inbreeding coefficient of asire to daughter breeding is ________________.
a.
12.5%
b.
3.1%
c.
25%
d.
4.7%
 

 46. 

A _____________ is a castratedmale horse.
a.
Mare
b.
Gelding
c.
Stallion
d.
Colt
 

 47. 

A filly will normally reachpuberty at ___________________.
a.
6 - 8months
b.
15 - 18 months
c.
9 - 12 months
d.
12 - 15 months
 

 48. 

Using oats (11 % protein) andSupplements (35 % protein) how much oats and supplement would be needed to have 1000 lbs. of 17 %protein feedstuff?
a.
750 lbs. of oats and 250 lbs. ofsupplement.
b.
250 lbs. of oats and 750 lbs. of supplement.
c.
640 lbs. of oats and 360 lbs. of supplement.
d.
360 lbs. of oats and 640 lbs. of supplement.
 



 
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